Sentences with phrase «extra dollars per student»

Last year the school board received a hundred extra dollars per student, which wasn't enough to provide needed teacher salary increases.

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On top of basic per - pupil money, the new formula provides extra dollars for poor districts based on how many disadvantaged students they have, and encourages local decision - making and experimentation on how to reach and teach kids.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

And, under the old system of funding «categorical grants,» some districts received hundreds of dollars extra in funding per student.

Adding just $ 25 per month extra to your student loan payments can save you hundreds of dollars in interest over the long run.